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Don’t have a garden? Feel like a gardening noob? There’s usually a community or permaculture garden nearby where you can help out, learning the ins and outs of growing your own produce along the way. Make friends, nab a share of the harvest, and learn how to preserve homegrown produce. To find out where your local is, search online or check your community noticeboards. If there isn’t a regular working bee in your area, you can always give permablitzing a go.

3) Shop at an outdoor market

Having difficulty sourcing your secondhand goods for Buy Nothing New Month? Check out the local flea market, where there’s an assortment of secondhand goods, homegrown produce, free entertainment, and cheap plants. Entry is either free or a gold-coin donation. Only Melbourne has a decent list of markets happening around town, detailing important things like dates and stuff.

4) Seek some treasure amongst the trash

It’s the annual spring clean for most Melbournians, which means it’s hard-rubbish scavenging time for us mustbethrifty folk. Keep a pair of gloves, a torch, and an old blanket in the car, just in case you spot some treasure whilst driving. If you’re really keen on hard rubbish, join Facebook group Hard Rubbish Melbourne for your regular fix.